AI/ML – Technical Program Manager –C2C jobs- -New York City Hybrid

Position- Local Only — AI/ML – Technical Program Manager

Location-  New York City Hybrid

Contract

 

Key Responsibilities

•            Lead planning and execution of AI/ML and Generative AI projects (LLMs, RAG, NLP, etc.) from ideation to deployment

•            Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders to define scope, timelines, and deliverables

•            Manage project lifecycle including requirements gathering, sprint planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery

•            Drive Agile/Scrum practices, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery

•            Translate business requirements into technical execution plans for AI solutions

•            Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks; proactively mitigate issues

•            Track KPIs, project progress, and communicate status to leadership

•            Ensure model deployment, scalability, and production readiness in collaboration with engineering teams

•            Facilitate cross-functional alignment and stakeholder communication

• Manage vendors/partners where applicable

 

Required Skills & Qualifications

•            10+ years of experience in technical project/program management

•            Proven experience managing AI/ML Generative AI projects

•            Strong understanding of:

•            Large Language Models (LLMs)

•            Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

•            NLP, prompt engineering, and model evaluation

•            Familiarity with ML lifecycle (data prep, training, evaluation, deployment)

•            Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

•            Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.)

•            Basic proficiency in Python or ability to understand/read AI/ML codebases

•            Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

•            Ability to bridge technical teams and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

•            Experience with frameworks/tools like LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI, Hugging Face

•            Understanding of MLOps and model deployment pipelines

•            Exposure to vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, etc.)

•            PMP / Scrum certification is a plus

•            Prior experience in enterprise AI transformations or digital programs

 

Key Competencies

•            Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking

•            Ownership mindset with ability to drive projects independently

•            Excellent communication and leadership skills

•            Ability to manage ambiguity in fast-evolving AI environments